Badge or button



T. H. GRADY.

.BADGE O-R BUTTON. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23, 1919. RENEWED FEB. 2, 1920.

Patented Mar.16,1920.

THOMAS H. GRADY, F GHICAGU, ILLINOIS, AEESIGNUR T0 GEUVER 'MlTG (30., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPUYEZATION OF ILLINOIS.

BADGE OR BUTTON.

Application filed February 23, 1918, Serial No. 21 ,72

it '0 all fliU/hO/it it may concern lle it known that I, Thorns eitiizen oi the United States residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of lillinois, have invented eertain new and usei ul ViIDPFOYQTHBHhS in Badges or Buttons; and it do hereby de hire the following to he a till, clesr ant enaut description of the intention, such as will enable otl ers skilled in the ant to which it appertains to make and use the same.

this intention relates to improvements in buttons or hedges and more partirularly to devices of this kind which are adapted to be secured to the clothing; by means 01'' a hinged he]: pin lmvinr: its hinge connection with the hack (it the badge or hutton at one side of the same and engaging at its point in e recess therein at the opposite side thereof.

The invention relutes more particularly to the spot-hie type oil hedge or button Whieh includes a heel: plate or member which is di led to provide a peripheral Ltlarin flange or hoe d which is provided at one side with a sinhstuntisll v horseshoe shaped recess constitutino catch to engage the point of the her iii for securing the some against openion.

The nresent invention has for its p11 rtieuto ovide means for more so- -v one the point oil the pin against lental release and consists in the feees oi construetiou and combinations ol'" parts l'iereiuogior fully described and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings illustrat ing the preferred embodiments of the invention:

Figure lis a rear view of a badge or button constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. -2-- a vertical sectional view of the same on the line ot -l--.

-3 and lare detail tragiuentary perspective views of the same.

Fig. --5-- is a view similar to Figs. -3- and l showing a modified embodiment of the invention.

As shown in the ueeon'lpanying drawings, the back plate A of the badge or button which, in the instence illustrated is elliptical, is provided with an annular flaring flange of? ogee-curred moss-sectional shape. This flange provided at diametrically op- Specification of Letters Patent.

H. (tn/tor,

*etentecl Mar. 16, 1920.

Renewed February 2, M20. Serial No. 355,699.

posite points with an opening 0 through which the shank oi? the fastening pin D eX- tends and is provided at a diametrically opposite point with a G-shaped opening E so made as to Pl'OVltlG a tongue F which is bordered by a recess G and a recess H. of respectively different depths. The tongue G is disposed at an incline and lies in the plane of the inner inclined portioiti oi the flange B. The depth of the recess ll is such that its outer or endinost portion is disposed at a (llShztllCQ from the pivot of the pin D slightly greater than the extreme length of said. pin so that, 1 e the point of the pin is depressed, it Will through said recess and may then he turned. laterally to pass under the free end of the tongue l? and into the shorter recess H. The end Wall ol the latter is disposed sui'liciently nearer the pivot of the pin so that the point 01" the latter will projeet beyond the end said recess H and thus be engaged to prevent accidental release.

It has been found in practice, however, that the pins very sl 'htliy in length, and that, thirthermore, th bottoms or extreme ends of the recesses ti t and H may not he suthcientlv separeted from eaeh other to provide for the projection of the point 01 the pin beyond the end "all of the recess H a sull'irjaient distance to at all times prevent said point from being; released by accidentallv hot-vino; the "pin.

The object ot the present invention is, theretore to provide means for more securely engaging the point portion of the pin or; inst accidental release, and consists in providing at the side of the opening E which con titutes a continuation of one side ot the rec is H an overhanging hook I underneath which the point portion of the pin passes siniu ltaiioously with the passing of the extreme point portion underneath and east the tongue F and into the recess H. The said tongigue l is formed by utilizing a portion oi the motel which is cut out of the plate A. in forming the opening E and con sists in leaving a tongue oil metal extending from the side of the opening E which is flush with the outer side Wall of the recess H and which is struclr. up and bent over at its free end to form the overhanging loop or hook I in a well-known manner.

It Will he seen from the foregoing that my invention provides not only a very firmengaging rneans for the point portion of the pin, but also provides means for disposing the extreme point of the pin out of harms way.

The invention may also be oarried'out as shown in Fig. 5 by providing the usual horse-shoe shaped opening in the flange to provide the tongue- F bordered by the recesses G and H, and cutting out or the body of the plate A contiguous to said opening a tongue J which is struek up and has its free end turned over to provide the over- 7 hanging loop or hook K engaging the pin contiguous to the point portion thereof a little nearer the pivot than in the case of the tongue I, shown in Figs. 1- to 4 inclusive.

lVhile I have shown the preferred enibodiments of the invention in the accompanying drawings, it will bennderstood, of course, that the same may be changed and varied in immaterial details without departing from the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a badge equipped with a bar-pin and having a flaring peripheral flange provided with a C-shaped slot having a long and a short portion arranged relatively to the pivotal axis of the pin to permit the point of the latter to pass through the long portion of said slot at one side and retain the same. engaged with the said flange when moved laterally to engage in the short portion of said slot, an inverted hook disposed contiguous to the last-named portion of said slot and adapted to engage the pin contiguous to and inwardly of the point thereof for preventing aceidental opening movement of said pin from the shorter portion of said slot by bowing the pin.

2. A badge equipped with a flexible barpin and having an annular flaring flange, :1 slot in said flange having a long portion through which the point of said pin is adapted to pass when flexed short portion in whieh the point portion of said pin is adapted to be received and engaged when moved laterally after passing through the longer portion of said opening, a PIOJGCtiOD bordering the last-named side of said opening and having a bent over free end portion presenting an inverted hook overhanging the shorter portion oi said slot and adapted to engage the pin inwardly ol? the point thereof when the latter is engaged in the shorter portion of said slot.

A badge equipped with a flexible harpin and having an annular flaring flange. a slot in said flange having a long portion through which the point of said pin is adapted to pass when flexed and having a short portion in whieh the point portion ol said pin is adapted to be received to engage underneath said flange when the point por tion of said pin is moved laterally after passing through the longer portion of said slot and a projection presenting an inverted hook disposed eontiguous to the shorter portion of said slot tor engaging the point portion of the pin at a distance from the pointthereof simultaneously with the engagement of said point portion underneath the said flange.

THOMAS H. GRADY.

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